Agree 100%! The way the grip fits your hand is FAR more important than the material it's made from. This idea that rubber cushions recoil is purely myth.
The problem is not wood grips, it's factory wood grips. In a word, they usually suck. Funny thing is, it's the same problem with rubber grips, they suck too but for different reasons. How do I know this? From shooting tens of thousands of rounds out of guns that recoil a hell of a lot more than anything a cop would carry. There's a reason why .475's and .500's never sport rubber grips.
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Not safe queens. The .44 is now with a gripmaker for custom exotic wood grips. The .480 wears rubbers because of the shape, not the material:
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